Event Details: Film & Discussion: Mothers of Bedford

Description: Monday, March 24, 2014
5:00 -6:30 PM
Reception and post-screening discussion following
177/179 Grace Dodge
Please join us for the screening of Jenifer McShane`s documentary, Mothers of Bedford, as part of the Teachers College portion of the Women`s History Month Events at Columbia University. In reference to the Women`s History Month theme: "What does it mean to be a woman?: The multiple identities and intersections of women," Mothers of Bedford follows five mothers over four years at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a maximum security prison north of New York City.
The film will be followed by a reception and post-screening discussion featuring panelist speakers:
Aurelie Athan PhD, Lecturer in TC`s Clinical & Counseling Psychology Department and Founder of the Maternal Psychology Laboratory
Mary W. Byrne PhD, DNP, MPH, FAAN, Endowed Professor at Columbia`s School of Nursing, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Principal Investigator of Prison Nursery Research Program
Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, CSJ, Executive Director of Hour Children
View the trailer here: http://www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid=235
Please RSVP to: studentactivties@tc.edu
Co-sponsored by Student Development and Activities, Sexuality, Women, and Gender Project, and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs.